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View all search resultsIndonesia and Jordan pledged closer cooperation to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank during President Prabowo Subianto’s visit to Amman, following his attendance at the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace meeting.
President Prabowo Subianto convened back-to-back meetings with key business leaders at his Hambalang residence in West Java on Feb. 9 and 10. He began with representatives of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) before hosting heads of five of the country’s largest conglomerates the following day. The meetings were framed as efforts to strengthen government-business synergy and accelerate economic development. Yet they have also sparked questions about the political and economic calculus behind the outreach.
President Prabowo Subianto may be projecting himself globally and at home as a leader who is tough on corruption, not just in words but also in actions, with several high-profile corruption cases in his first year in office. But the business community is not impressed, and has even given the thumbs down to his overall anti-graft campaign.
On many occasions, President Prabowo Subianto has publicly stated that he welcomes criticism of his administration, emphasizing that governments require critical feedback, even when it is uncomfortable. Yet the situation on the ground suggests a paradoxical reality: criticism may be welcomed in rhetoric, but its public expression appears increasingly constrained.
Indonesia has stepped up its engagement with the United Nations and reaffirmed its commitment to multilateralism, as President Prabowo Subianto prepares for the inaugural Board of Peace meeting in Washington slated for Wednesday.
The government has issued a loosely-worded statement days ahead of the expected signing of a tariff agreement with the United States, following a weekend meeting at President Prabowo Subianto’s Hambalang estate in Bogor, West Java.
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